DigitalBIZ Project, implemented by United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP BIH), on April 20. 2021 has announced the public call for participation in establishing and strengthening business, resource and advisory centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The public call was open to all legal entities supporting or intending to support digital transformation of micro, small and medium enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Deadline for submission of applications was April 30, 2021. 

Public call was open to: chambers of commerce, development agencies, technology parks, incubators, accelerators, innovation and research centers, technical and economic faculties competence centres, industrial associations and clusters representing companies and all similar legal entities.

A total of 29 applications were received while the public call was open. The Evaluation Committee evaluated all applications according to the eliminatory and qualitative criteria of the public call. Based on the public call guidelines, defined criteria, and the final ranking list of applications, 13 organizations were selected for participation in the program for establishing and strengthening digital innovation centers in BIH.

The DigitalBIZ project selected the following organizations:

DigitalBIZ envisages support for institutional partners, companies and other key actors in using the digital economy as a means to increase the productivity of existing economic sectors, growing new markets, as well as accelerating economic growth.